But a book suggests conversation: one person is speaking to another, and audible sound is, or should be, natural to that exchange. So I read aloud with myself as the audience, and gave voice to another's words.
I deeply respect American sentimentality, the way one respects a wounded hippo. You must keep an eye on it, for you know it is deadly. - Teju Cole
I deeply respect American sentimentality, the way one respects a wounded hippo. You must keep an eye on it, for you know it is deadly.
- Teju Cole
The energies of Lagos life- creative, malevolent, ambiguous- converge at the bus stops - Teju Cole
The energies of Lagos life- creative, malevolent, ambiguous- converge at the bus stops
There is an expectation that we can talk about sins but no one must be identified as a sinner. - Teju Cole
There is an expectation that we can talk about sins but no one must be identified as a sinner.
The white savior supports brutal policies in the morning, founds charities in the afternoon, and receives awards in the evening. - Teju Cole
The white savior supports brutal policies in the morning, founds charities in the afternoon, and receives awards in the evening.
Not all coincidence has to be loaded with meaning. Sometimes, things simply recur because that's how it is in life, that's how the mood gets in. It's… - Teju Cole
Not all coincidence has to be loaded with meaning. Sometimes, things simply recur because that's how it is in life, that's how the mood gets in. It's…
Writing as writing. Writing as rioting. Writing as righting. On the best days, all three. - Teju Cole
Writing as writing. Writing as rioting. Writing as righting. On the best days, all three.
I became aware of just how fleeting the sense of happiness was, and how flimsy its basis: a warm restaurant after having come in from the rain, the s… - Teju Cole
I became aware of just how fleeting the sense of happiness was, and how flimsy its basis: a warm restaurant after having come in from the rain, the s…
Things don't go away just because you choose to forget them. - Teju Cole
Things don't go away just because you choose to forget them.
It is dangerous to live in a secure world. - Teju Cole
It is dangerous to live in a secure world.
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